Inflectional Suffixes

suffixes are morpheme that do NOT change the meaning of the word

• inflectional

• derivational

Inflectional suffixes can change the ________.

Example: dog-->dogs

• number

• point of view

• tense

• possession

Inflectional suffixes can change the ____________.

Example: skip --> skipped

• number

• point of view

• tense

• possession

Inflectional suffixes can change the _________.

Example: Alfred --> Alfred's

• number

• point of view

• tense

• possession

Inflectional suffixes can change the ____________.

Example: pretty --> prettiest

• point of view

• comparison

• tense

• possession

Suffixes that end in -s or -es are _________

• 3rd person singular

• plural, more than one

• past tense

• present tense

Answer explanation

If you add -s it means more than one dog-->dogs

If you add -es it means more than one fox --> foxes

What are suffixes that end in "-ed"?

• 3rd person singular

• plural, more than one

• past tense

• present tense

Answer explanation

Examples-

Laughed

Died

Played

Jumped

What does the suffix "-est" mean

• more; one who, that which

• plural, more than one

• most

• future tense

Answer explanation

Examples-

Friendliest

Nicest

Meanest

Which of the following is an example of an inflectional suffix?

• -ness

• -ed

• -ful

• -ment

Inflectional suffixes can change the ________ of a verb. Example: walk --> walks

• tense

• number

• mood

• aspect